Insider Intelligence

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Undecorated Creates The Caterpillar Apartment Building in Detroit – Set within an “urban woodland,” check out this uniquely designed building. Shared Power Used to Be the […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her fifth State of the State address. The increase to the state’s minimum wage, which was set to go into effect on February 19, 2023, and expansion to paid sick time was halted under a ruling handed down by the Court of Appeals. Following a series of negotiations, the House and […]

Following a series of negotiations, the House and Senate passed a $1.1 billion supplemental appropriation this week. The bill, introduced by Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing), makes several adjustments to the FY 2021-2022 budget that was signed last summer. As with any budget, this accounts for changes that were necessary throughout the year so […]

This week, the Senate voted to pass legislation increasing the state’s match of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from 6% to 30%. Introduced by Senator Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City), the bill is estimated to deliver approximately $600 more annually for Michigan families. Currently, of the states with their own EITC, Michigan has […]

Jamie Stuck, Tribal Chair of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) was selected to serve on the Health and Human Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) as the Bemidji Area Office Primary Delegate. His two-year appointment was effective immediately. Chairman Stuck had the support of Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, who […]

Michigan’s pension tax would see significant changes under legislation passed by the Senate this week. Introduced by Senator Kevin Hertel (D-St. Clair Shores), the bill would repeal changes enacted in 2011 when the state was facing a recession. Taxpayers would be eligible to deduct a percentage of retirement or pension benefits and social security benefits […]

Last month, Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.3% was unchanged from the prior month. December’s rate was 0.8% lower than the December 2021 unemployment rate. Employment in Michigan edged down by 1,000, while unemployment remained unchanged. The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December advanced to 3.7%. While this was the […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees are beginning to meet to hear presentations for the subject matters within their purview.